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Rating: 4/5A bit slow but gets the job done

Pros: 8gb for a great priceUsb head pops in and out so it is not exposed when you don't want it to beHas a little loop if you want to tie a string to it

Cons: Slow! It feels like a couple 100kb/s but realistically it copies 1 gig in about 3 minutes.Feels cheap, but i toss it in my bags and of the 3 i bought, have yet to break one.

Other Thoughts: If you are using this for documents and music, it is spot on the device you should use for the money.If you are using it as a backup device or to put portable apps on it or even to install an OS onto a netbook with it, it is just too slow.

Rating: 5/5Perfect

Pros: Its Kingston!!!!! One of the best name brands in thumb drives/ Flsh drives you can buy. I like the slide feature on this thumb drive because I don't have to worry about loosing a cap. Very happy with purchase. Thanks new egg for another great purchase at a great price.

Cons: The sliding feature is a little stiff to slide back and fourth but I kind of like it that way because I don't have to worry about the USB sliding out of the capsule and breaking or getting caught on stuff.

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Anonymous

1/11/2013 7:26:30 AM

Tech Level: 5/5

Ownership: 3/5

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Rating: 1/5Worked for just over 2 weeks

Cons: Ordered on 12/17/2012 . Dead on 1/11/2013 after very little use. Drive will "mount", and gets a drive letter, but it says no media. Can't format, nothing. Kingston is going to RMA, but on my dime for shipping. This is my second dead drive from Kingston. Not worth the trackable shipping to warranty out.

Manufacturer Response:

Hello,

This is Scott with Kingston and I would like to offer you my assistance in resolving the issue you are experiencing. If you have any issues with the replacement please let me know. You can call me at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another technician will be happy to assist you.

Rating: 5/5Needed safe cards to carry in my pants pocket

Pros: Great price and I love the fact that these do not have caps like the HP flash drives have. I carry a couple of these in my pants pocket to flash NCs (thin client machines). I had a 32GB from HP, but I lost the darn cap, so now I can't carry it with for fear of damaging the USB connector. With these Kingston Drives I have eliminated that fear because they don't have a cap. And they use a retractable USB head so it can't get damaged.

Rating: 2/5Reliable but very slow

Pros: I bought this as a no-frills simple USB drive from a trusted brand. My only real requirement was that it be capless. Caps suck.

It works. Hasn't died yet. Good right? Sort of. Read my cons below.

Cons: It's SLOW. Too slow to just call slow. I had to test it for you.

Here are my empirical findings...

Test Platform: High-end desktop with Intel 520 SSD as source/destination drive (no bottleneck here)[I didn't rely on Windows speed calculation, which is abysmal. I took the elapsed time on a stopwatch, then calculated the speed myself.]

It's common knowledge that a large amount of small files will take much longer, even if the total size is the same, but c'mon?! 16 minutes to write a little over 1 GB to this thing? Most of which was copied was images, so if you're the type who wants to take your photo collection on the go, this drive isn't ideal.

Other Thoughts: You're better off burning data to a blank DVD. The disc may hold half as much, but you can write 1.13 GB to it at 8x speed in under 2 minutes. And you can grab the data off the disc in like 30 seconds. Not to mention the cost of a single DVD-R works out to 25 cents.

Rating: 2/5SLOW

Cons: Extremely slow writes - 3.4MBPS (copying a single 1.4GB video file). I have a PNY flash drive that copies the same file at 9.9MBPS. This is very unfortunate.

Other Thoughts: You get what you pay for. But there are plenty of other flash drives or brands out there that are cheap and are much faster.

Manufacturer Response:

We apologize for the issue you are having. If you are not satisfied, please contact our Technical Support team at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) and one of our Technical Support Representatives will assist you with the problem. Please be sure to have the part on hand if you call in.

Rating: 2/5FAIL

Pros: It read the 8Gb. Was able to store customer data and do small transfers easier

Cons: Transfer speeds are slow. Failed after 2 weeks. I am unable to recover my data as the drive is no longer recognized by the computer and it locks the computer up in trying.

Other Thoughts: Was the first time trying Kingston. I have 2 4Gb flash drives that have yet to fail (Not Kingston). Kinda sucks as I thought they would put out a better product.

Manufacturer Response:

We apologize for the issue you experienced. Please call our Support Staff at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and one of our Technical Support Representatives will assist you. Please be sure to have the part on hand if you call in.

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